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China slams Biden, Ardern comments on Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan

China's foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed a joint statement by the leaders of the United States and New Zealand that expressed "grave concerns" on human rights violations in Xinjiang and the erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong.

Reuters · Jun 1, 2022

The Guardian view on the UN in Xinjiang: a grave error

Editorial: The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, failed to adequately address terrible abuses in the region

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

Advocates denounce UN official's China visit as "ultimate betrayal"

A top UN human rights official repeated Beijing's Xinjiang propaganda

Axios · May 31, 2022

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China's repression of Uighurs: UN urges Beijing to comply with human rights standards

The western Chinese region of Xinjiang and its Muslim inhabitants have been in the headlines for several years amid reports of mass incarceration, family separations, forced labour and even forced sterilisation. Last week, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet went on a long-awaited visit to the region. But her six-day…

France 24 · May 31, 2022

College changes name of China centre following transparency criticism

Jesus’ College’s centre on China will need to state its commitment to academic freedom on its website, a review says.

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

Bachelet’s Xinjiang visit is emblematic of the growing divide between China and the west

Analysis: It is a worrying sign that, amid the talk of a ‘new cold war’, even the UN is unable to help bridge the divide

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

Germany says U.N. rights chief's trip to China fell short of expectation

A trip by U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet's to China fell short of expectation to provide a transparent clarification of human rights violation allegations in the region of Xinjiang, Germany's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

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U.N. human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

The top U.N. human rights official said Saturday that she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of measures on the rights of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region.

WEKU · May 29, 2022

US 'Concerned' after UN Human Rights Chief Visits China

The United States expressed concern on Saturday over China's "efforts to restrict and manipulate" the UN human rights chief's visit to the Xinjiang region where Beijing is accused of detaining over a million people in indoctrination camps. Michelle Bachelet's long-planned trip this week took her to the far-western Xinjiang region,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 29, 2022

US 'remains concerned' over UN human rights chief's visit to China over lack of transparency over Xinjiang

The United States expresses concern over China's "efforts to restrict and manipulate" the UN Human Rights chief's visit to the Xinjiang region.

ABC News · May 29, 2022

Bachelet tells China anti-terror actions must respect rights

The United Nation’s top human rights official said any actions by China’s government to address alleged terrorism and reverse what Beijing terms radicalism must not come at the expense of human rights.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022

UN says China trip not for Xinjiang probe, faces criticism

Rights groups slam Michelle Bachelet for failing to hold the Chinese government accountable for Uighur abuses.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2022

Blinken criticises Chinese ‘manipulation’ of high-profile UN visit to Xinjiang

US secretary of state says conditions imposed on Michelle Bachelet prevented independent assessment of abuses against Uyghurs, including genocide

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2022

UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

The U.N. top human rights official says she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of the broad application of counterterrorism and deradicalization measures on the rights of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in China’s Xinjiang region

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

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France 24 · May 25, 2022

Adrian Zenz, the academic behind the ‘Xinjiang Police Files’, on China's abuse of Uighurs

Hacked files revealing the repression of Uighur Muslims in China were published on Tuesday by a consortium of media. Labeled the “Xinjiang Police Files”, these documents owe a lot to one man in particular: Adrian Zenz. In recent years, this German anthropologist has become a central target of Chinese propaganda…

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Germany says its policy on China is under development

Germany is concerned about the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang region, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, urging China to be transparent.

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Xi Jinping defends China’s human rights record to visiting UN commissioner

Leader warns against using issue as ‘excuse to interfere in internal affairs of other countries’ as Michelle Bachelet goes to Xinjiang

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022

Xi defends China’s record during talks with UN human rights chief

In talks with Michelle Bachelet, president slams countries lecturing others on human rights and ‘politicising’ issue.

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Axios · May 25, 2022

New trove of Xinjiang data shows rare images from inside camps

It provides overwhelming evidence tens of thousands of Uyghurs have been detained in maximum security facilities there.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Uyghurs in Australia scour through thousands of leaked photos from Xinjiang Police Files searching for loved ones

The source of the files claims to have hacked and downloaded the documents from several police computer servers in China's far-western region of Xinjiang, before decrypting and leaking them.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

U.S. calls U.N. rights chief's visit to China a mistake

It was a mistake for the United Nations human rights chief to agree to visit China, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, amid concerns that government restrictions on her access could undermine scrutiny of Beijing's rights record.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Germany changing its China policy with higher priority for human rights, says minister

Germany is changing the way it deals with China and will give higher priority for human rights issues, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Tuesday, following fresh media reports about human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2022

Xinjiang leak reveals extent of Chinese abuses in Uighur camps

A leak of thousands of photographs reveals more details about the internment of Uighurs, but China calls it ‘lies’.

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022

China's Uyghur 'shoot-to-kill re-education camps' as images blow apart propaganda

Thousands of leaked images show Uyghurs in China chained by military officials carrying batons, as well as evidence that up to 5,000 Muslims were detained for crimes as small as forgetting to use their mobile phones enough

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Thousands of detained Uyghurs pictured in leaked Xinjiang police files

Documents detailing shoot-to-kill policy for people who try to escape published as UN human rights chief visits region

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